MARQUETTE, MI-- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot and killed a wolf in Houghton County.
Conservation officers say the shooting happened Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. along M-26, half a mile south of Twin Lakes. The shooter’s vehicle would have been parked on the western shoulder of the road. Officers say the subject shot the wolf from the vehicle as the animal stood on a snowmobile trail.
Wolves are protected as a federally endangered species in Michigan. The maximum penalty for killing a wolf is 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, and $1,500 in restitution.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Marquette DNR office at 228-6561, or the Report All Poaching hotline at 800-292-7800.
